The council intends to adopt an area action plan to guide the development of 135-acres encompassing Trafford Town Hall and Old Trafford cricket ground by spring 2022, and will launch a consultation in January.
The council has granted consent to the housebuilder’s plans for 47 homes and 190,000 sq ft of public space on the site of the former Soccer Village on Wildhouse Lane in Milnrow.
Peel L&P’s housebuilding arm hopes to secure approval to build 150 homes at Horwich Golf Club in Bolton having had previous plans for 300 and 276 homes at the site refused.
The council finally voted against the Greater Manchester spatial framework following a rebellion by Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors over Green Belt development in the borough.
Owner Dowd & Company wants to demolish the hotel in Stretford and build 56 apartments, but the council is expected to reject the scheme next week due to the impact it could have on surrounding heritage assets.
Adam Geoffrey Management, owner of the events venue in Trafford, wants to upgrade a budget hotel at the site into a boutique offering, and add 63,400 sq ft of offices and a seven-storey car park.
Wigan Council has appointed a joint venture between the firms to redevelop the town centre retail complex, beating off competition from Muse Developments, and Urban Splash with Maple Grove Developments for the £125m project.
Stockport Council has approved Investar Property Group's plans to redevelop part of the town's college campus into a mixed-use scheme featuring 442 apartments.
Contractor Seddon has started the £7.1m first phase of the college’s long-awaited redevelopment programme.
MCI Developments, part of housebuilder Keepmoat Homes, wants to build 99 affordable homes on the site of the former spinning mill destroyed by a fire in 2016.
